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Data on Cold Flow Properties


 

Pour points

(Abbreviations defined below)

Biodiesel Concentration SME CME LME ETME ITME LYGME HYGME
0% -27 -27 -27 -27 -27 -27 -27
0.25% -27 -21 -24 -24 -24 -24 -24
0.50% -27 -24 -24 -24 -24 -24 -24
1% -24 -24 -24 -21 -24 -24 -24
3% -24 -24 -21 -21 -21 -21 -21
5% -21 -21 -18 -18 -15 -18 -18
10% -18 -21 -15 -12 -12 -18 -18
20% -18 -18 -9 -9 -9 -9 -12
35% -15 -18 0 -6 -3 -6 -6
50% -9 -15 3 3 3 0 -3
100% -1 -4 11 13 8 12 8

Cloud Points
Biodiesel Concentration SME CME LME ETME ITME LYGME HYGME
0% -18 -18 -18 -18 -18 -18 -18
0.25% -20 -18 -18 -16 -16 -15 -18
0.50% -17 -18 -17 -16 -17 -14 -15
1% -16 -18 -17 -15 -17 -16 -15
3% -16 -17 -16 -13 -14 -16 -15
5% -16 -17 -15 -12 -13 -16 -14
10% -15 -17 -14 -9 -10 -13 -13
20% -14 -15 -3 -2 -6 -6 -8
35% -9 -12 -3 0 0 5 -6
50% -9 -10 -2 3 4 13 -3
100% 2 -3 14 20 23 42 8


From: “Production of Biodiesel from Multiple Feedstocks and Properties of
Biodiesels and Biodiesel/Diesel Blends,” Final Report to National Renewable Energy Laboratory from Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, IL, Sept. 2001.

SME = Soy Methyl Ester
CME = Canola Methyl Ester
LME = Lard Methyl Ester
ETME = Edible Tallow Methyl Ester
ITME = Inedible Tallow Methyl Ester
LYGME = Low Free Fatty Acid Yellow Grease
HYGME = High Free Fatty Acid Yellow Grease

     

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